Plumlee leads Nets to win

His 22 points help host Brooklyn beat the Kings 107-99

Published 11:49 pm, Monday, December 29, 2014

Mason Plumlee continued his impressive play with a team-high 22 points, Joe Johnson and Jarret Jack each scored 16, and the Brooklyn Nets held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 107-99 on Monday night.

Rudy Gay had 25 points and DeMarcus Cousins added 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost 13 of their past 17 games.

Brook Lopez came off the bench and chipped in 11 points for the Nets, who bounced back from a 25-point loss to Indiana on Saturday night at Barclays Center and won for the fourth time in their past five games.

The Nets led 93-83 with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter after a layup by Deron Williams, but Gay then scored five straight points in a 26-second span, including a 3-pointer, that cut the lead to 93-88 with 5:12 to play.

Magic 102, Heat 101: Nikola Vucevic scored 26 points and Victor Oladipo scored seven of his 22 in the final minutes for Orlando. Oladipo had a layup to tie it, then a free throw to put the Magic ahead to stay and give them their first win against Miami in 11 tries. Tobias Harris scored 18 for the Magic, who got 13 from Channing Frye. Dwyane Wade scored 25 points for Miami, which has lost 12 of 18 at home. Danny Granger had 21 points and Chris Bosh scored 20 in his return after missing eight games with a strained left calf.

Bucks 104, Hornets 94 (OT): Brandon Knight scored 18 points, including a layup to force overtime, and Milwaukee pulled away to beat Charlotte. Jared Dudley scored 17 points, Giannis Antetokounm had 16, Zaza Pachulia had 15, O.J. Mayo had 13 and John Henson added 11 for the Bucks (16-16), who snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Hornets dating back to the 2011-12 season. Kemba Walker scored 28 points, Gerald Henderson added 19 and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 10 for the Hornets (10-22), who fought back from a 21-point deficit in the first half.

Bulls 92, Pacers 90: Jimmy Butler had 27 points and nine rebounds to lead Chicago over Indiana. Pau Gasol had 20 points and Derrick Rose added 17 for the Bulls (22-9), who have won seven straight. Chris Copeland scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and George Hill and C.J. Miles each added 11 points for the Pacers (11-21), who trailed by as many as 21 points in the second half.

Wizards 104, Rockets 103: Bradley Beal scored 33 points and Paul Pierce added 21, and Washington survived a furious fourth-quarter charge by Houston. Nene added 12 points to go with five rebounds, and John Wall racked up 12 assists to go with 13 points for Washington, which won its third straight. James Harden scored 33 points —— including a 3-pointer with under a second to go in regulation to get Houston within a point —— and Corey Brewer added 15 from the bench for the Rockets.